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“OUR mistake was to let people whoare doing wrong things continueleading us. They killed Sanco.”

This was said by Sydney Mpiti of the SouthAfrican National Civic Organisation (Sanco)whohas in recentmonthsbeenmeetingwith Ili-so Lomzi, a local crime-fighting organisation, inan effort to revive Sanco in the area.“We need to stand up or we will live in bad

conditions as residents of Komani. Let us beunited andmakeour leaders accountable,”Mpi-ti said.

He was speaking at a meeting of Sanco andIliso Lomzi with the community of Mlungisi atthe Mzingisi Skweyiya Hall on Sunday to dis-cuss issues affecting Mlungisi residents.Iliso Lomzi commander in chief, Mxolisi

Mbengo, said the meeting had been held to askthe community to work with Iliso Lomzi andSancointheir fightagainstpoorservicedeliveryand crime in Mlungisi.“Thepolice arenot assistingus. Theyhave re-

fused to work with us,” he said.“Wehave taverns that (remain) openuntil the

early hours of the morning and nothing is doneabout that. We need the community to stand upand assist us in this fight,” he said.

One of the residents, Thabo Qaba, said thecommunity was supporting the criminals bybuying stolen goods. He also said it was time forthe residents of Queenstown to stand up andfight for service delivery.The residents also raised the issue of mud

houses that were not built by the municipalityand the dirty streets of Queenstown.Mpiti said they had raised the issues affecting

the community of Komani back in 2012, butthings had changed after people politicised thepeople’s problems.“Wewentas farasmeetingwith thepresident,

the public protector and the premier of theEast-ern Cape, reporting the issue of corruption and

lackof service delivery in thismunicipality,” hesaid.Mpiti saidsomeofSancoleadershadusedthat

opportunitytogetpositionsandthat iswhat leadto Sanco’s demise.He said they would hold meetings in all the

areas inMlungisi thisweekandonSunday, theywould invite residents from all areas to a meet-ing where they would take a decision on whenthey will be marching to the municipality andthe police.Mpiti called on the taxi association and local

contractors to be part of the meetings becausetheywere also affected by the lack of service de-livery in Komani.

Bid to reviveSanco inKomani

The EFF’s commander inchief, Julius Malema,visited Queenstown lastweek Thursday as part ofhis election campaign inthe Eastern Cape. He toldresidents his party mightbe seen as a bunch ofill­mannered parliamenta­rians today, but SouthAfrican citizens wouldrealise his party’scontribution in ensuringaccountability by thegovernment. He alsoengaged with seniorresidents and pleadedwith them to be watchfulof parties who boughttheir votes with foodparcels and T­shirts andsaid that they mustremember they are nolonger voting for Mandelawhen they are voting forPres. Jacob Zuma. Readthe full story on page 3.

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LUKHANJI municipality showcased their twonew refuse removal trucks estimated to beworth R4.5 million recently.

Acting Lukhanji mayor Mzukisi Gwantshusaid the municipality will improve service de-livery in all areas of the local authority.

“As the municipality we are happy and wewill make sure that we deliver services to thepeople. We will make sure, working togetherwith the portfolio head of the department con-cerned, Mzwandile Dyan, that we sit down anddraw up a schedule and inform the communi-ty,” he said.The trucks were supplied by Jacksons Ga-

rage.Jacksons general manager Patrick Casey

said these are long-range delivery truckswhichpick up bins and could transport 12 tons ofrefuse and compact it.While the municipality is thrilled with the

new refuse trucks, the South African NationalCivic Organisation (Sanco) believes that thecommunity ofMlungisi will not benefit much-from the trucks.“The trucks are not going to clean the com-

munity; they are not the machinery to clean.“Whenwetalkaboutcleaning,weare talking

about the people who will clean the illegaldumping sites in Mlungisi,” said Sanco mem-ber Sydney Mpiti.Mpiti said there is nothing new that the

trucks will bring.“The refuse that is piling up in the location

is not household refuse; we are talking aboutthe refuse at illegal dumping sites and in thecorners of Mlungisi.“These trucks are not the first trucks to be

bought by the municipality and end up not be-ing used,” he said.He said the truckswillmost probably be sent

to work in town and the location will be ser-viced by the old trucks that are not being ser-viced.

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Lukhanji municipality leadership welcomes new refuse trucks. PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

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SIX families fromZola village nearKomaniare demanding justice after they were leftwith nothing when a group of people, whoclaimed to be following orders from theirlocal chief, burnt their shacksdownonFeb-ruary 16 this year.

According to the families, there has al-ways been conflict between the people whocome from Herschel and those who comefrom the farms in the area.

The victims claim that they went to thechief last year to ask for a piece of landwhere they can build their houses, but theywere denied that land because they did nothave the money to build houses made ofbricks.

One of the victims, Melekile Vellem, saidthey were told that people who are goingto usemud to build houses are notwelcomein the area.“We then went to another headman who

gave us a piece of land to build our houses.In February, while we were in our shacks,two minibuses arrived and people startedbeating us and burning our houses,” hesaid.

Vellem said they lost all their belongingsthat day and they were left with only theclothes they were wearing.“The police arrived but did nothing. We

went as far as the department of safety justto have our case opened and it was finallyopened after the department’s interven-tion,” Vellem said.

The families say the justice system hasalso failed themasvariouscourtdateshavebrought them no resolve.

Vellem said they have lost their hope inthe justice system “because it protectsthose who have money.”“If it wasmewho burnt the chief’s house,

I would be in jail. Now that it is the chiefwho ordered the people to do this, we arethe victims of this,” he said.

During a recent court hearing in the Nta-bethembaMagistrate Court, whichExpressattended, the courtroom was packed withsupporters of the accused.

A prosecutor who refused to giveExpresshis name told both the victims and the ac-

cused that he has handed the case to a sen-ior prosecutor in Queenstown, AnthonyMahambehlala.Express called Mahambehlala who said

he had received the dockets and had gonethrough them.

“Iwill ask the police to domore investiga-tion on the matter because there are thingsthat need to be investigated. I am dealingwitha largeareaand Iwill have to take timelooking at the dockets and take a decisionon whether to prosecute them or not,” hesaid.

Mahambehlala said that processwill taketwo to three weeks.

Vellem said they are not happy about this“because the same police who will investi-gate the case are the police who did notwant to open a case for us.”At timeof going toprintPolice spokesper-

son Lieutenant Namhla Mdleleni, had notyet responded to Express’s questions aboutthe police ‘s investigation of this case.

. The families recently received assist-ance from the United Democrative Move-ment who donated clothes to them.

House blaze victims demand justice

Zola village families who lost everything when their houses were burnt down by a group ofpeople who claimed to be following orders from their local chief, recently received clothesfrom the United Democrative Movement. At the back from left are residents Nozuko Vara,Novuyo Sigqiza, Melekile Vellem and Mimi Bhomela. In front from left are Mthuthuzeli Hokoloand Nomvuyo Jacobs from the UDM with the bags full of clothes.

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THEEFF’sJuliusMalematoldQueenstownresi-dentsduringhisvisitonThursday, thathispartymight be seen as a bunch of ill-mannered parlia-mentarians today, but South African citizenswould oneday realisehis party’s contribution inensuring accountability by the government.

Malema said when they started #PayBack-TheMoney, they had been perceived as ill-man-nered kids stuck in the past, but they had madesure thatPresidentJacobZumaanswered forhisillicit actions and South Africans were nowthanking them.

“Westoodbyourwordand toldyou that Zumaviolated his oath and the constitution. They saidwe were just bitter kids with no direction. Whatwas the Constitutional Court’s ruling on thecase? We emerged victorious. You too, Queens-town people, should entrust us with your fu-ture,” he said.

Malemadelivereda scathingaddress after eld-erly locals had told him the problems they werefaced with in the area.

Residents raised a number of grievances dur-ing the gathering which included the deteriorat-ing roads and sewerage system, improper waterand sanitation facilities, the embattled EPWPprogramme,andthe illegalacquisitionandoccu-pation of RDP houses.

Malema pleaded with elderly people to watchout for parties who bought their votes with foodparcels and T-shirts when nearing elections.

“Don’tsellyourvotescheap.Sellyourvotes forabrighter future foryourchildrenandthiscoun-try.

“Iwanttotalktoyouseniorresidents; stopsay-ing you are voting for the late Nelson Mandelawhile you actually vote for corrupt Zuma. Man-dela’sprinciplesandideologieswereatotaloppo-site of Zuma’s,” he said.

. In the Lukhanji Municipality jurisdiction, alist of names of people who had allegedly ob-tainedRDPhouses illegallywas identifiedby theward committee member Gcinisa Buzani, who

was also assigned to compile a list of beneficia-ries in Nomzamo Township.

Buzani alleges that the list of names of ap-proved beneficiaries he had submitted to the De-partmentofHousingandLukhanjiMunicipalitywas tampered with and unknown names wereadded,with somehaving relationswith officials.

He added that he had identified the names ofthosewhohadobtainedhouses illegally and sub-mitted the list to the local municipality and acommission had been established to investigatethe matter.

Healleges,however, that themunicipalitywasstalling the presentation of the findings becausesome of the implicated people had ties with peo-ple in high places.

Gcobani Msindwana of Lukhanji Municipali-ty refuted the claims, saying the investigationwas in its final stages.

“The commission is finalising the process andthe task thatwas assigned to them.Theyare cur-rently producing the report which will be hand-ed over to the office of the executive mayor asshe has commissioned it as mandated by thecouncil.

“However there are legal consultations underwaytoensurethateverythingisaboveboardandall avenues are taken care of,” said Msindwana.

Locals also alleged that jobs in the EPWP pro-gramme were given to those with ANC member-ship cards who had also promised to vote for theparty during the elections.

Regional Director of Department of PublicWorks, Zamile Kalako, said they were not awareof such as the EPWP workers are recruited byWardCouncillorswith thehelpofWardCommit-tees. He did, however, reveal that they wereaware of cases where Ward Councillors use theEPWP workers to fight their political battles.

“As we speak I am in a meeting where the is-sues of the EPWP are one of the items on theagenda. There are Ward Councillors who threat-en and lie to EPWP workers in their wards andsay theywon’t renewtheircontracts if theydon’tvote for them and we are working with themayors to root out this,” said Kalako.

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HAWKERS working in the temporaryHewu taxi rank in Pelem Road in Komanisay they are tired of waiting for Lukhanjimunicipality to officially give them ac-cess to the new intermodal taxi rank,claiming that they will forcefully occupyit.

These angry hawkers claim that themunicipality relocated them to a new sitemore than five years back when theywanted to build a new rank in Komani,but they haven’t heard from the munici-pality since their relocation.

Speaking on behalf of the hawkers, Ta-bita Mbovane, who is a committee mem-ber, said the rank is not maintained andthere are no shelters for them to work in.

“Since we came here, the municipalityhas done nothing to maintain the areathatwework in. There are potholeswhichmake it hard for cars to travel, more espe-cially when it is raining,” she said.

Mbovane said the rank is not cleanedand there is a bad odour coming from thespace behind them.

“Some of us are selling fruit and vegeta-bles. How are we going to have businesswhen this area smells. We do not have toi-lets and water here. People use the veldto relieve themselves,” she said.

Mbovane said they want to go back tothe taxi rank where they used to operate.

“If the municipality does not fix thesedemands, we are going to forcefully occu-py the new taxi rank that is being con-structed,” Mbovane said.

Lukhanji municipality spokespersonGcobani Msindwana said the municipali-ty’s technical services department willbring a grader to the area concerned andtry to alleviate the hawker’s plight.

“We usually receive a request from thesteering committee when there are prob-lems around that area and we apologisefor the inconvenience the hawkers are ex-periencing in that area.

“Concerning the claim of ownership ofthe rank and some of the stakeholders aredemanding a number of things that needengagements and so that we can come upwith amicable solutions. Once that isdone we will make sure that everybody ison board,” he said.

Hawkers demand better space

Residents struggle to get into buseswhen it rains. PHOTOS:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

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TRADITIONAL leaders from differ-ent descendents of the AbaThembuRoyal House called for unity amongthe heads of the AmaTshatshu andAmaHala royal houses during the fu-neral of AmaTshatshu’s Queen No-cawe Nosizwe Gungubele in GwatyuFarms on Saturday.

The chairperson of the House ofTraditional Leaders in the EasternCape, Chief Ngangomhlaba Mathan-zima, withKing Jongisizwe, King Za-nesizwe, King Dalubuhle and KingMvumankulu, pleaded with AmaT-shatshu to unite and fight any exter-nal force that might seek to dividethem in their time of mourning.“Some people will seize this mo-

ment and use it to topple our royaltybecause both the king and the queenare not around. This is not the time.“If there are any misunderstand-

ings within the house, please ironthemout. In fact just bury the hatchetand focusonrebuilding thecommuni-ty,” said Mathanzima.He further pledged solidarity to the

Gwatyu community. “This communi-ty is faced with many problems of itsown other than the departure of thequeen.Let’sunite andstrive fordevel-opment in this beautiful land of ourforefathers.”The late queen and her husband,

King Mncedisi Jongulundi Gungu-bele, were involved in a car accidentonMay3at theBolotwaJunctionnearQueenstown. Their car was hit by an-other vehicle which had earlier hit acow that was on the road.The queen lost her life on impact

and the king broke both his legs and

suffered head injuries.Theking is said tobe inastablecon-

ditionatStDominic’sprivatehospitalin East London.His younger brother,KingDumelu-

suthu, said he had recently had an op-eration on his injured legs.King Dumelusuthu also revealed

that theAmaTshatshuwouldconvenetoappointaninterimleadertoresumeroyal duties while they waited forKing Jongulundi to return.“This is a royal matter; therefore I

cannotdivulgemuchinformation,butwhat I can say is thatwe are planningto appoint a temporary leader to leadthe house until my brother is fullyhealed because he is getting better bythe day,” he said.The queen was buried according to

the AmaTshatshu’s way in the earlyhours of the day with only men al-lowed in the graveyard.

She did not have any children.Her brother, Siyabulela Kalipa, de-

scribed her as a selfless individualwho stood for the betterment of otherpeople’s lives.The Tshatshu Royal Council also

said the queen had been at the fore-front of the groupwhohave fought forexpropriation of land and title deedsfor the Gwatyu community – a fightwhich is in its final rounds.According to the community, the

Department of Land Affairs was sup-posed to meet with the Gwatyu com-munity this past Thursday but themeeting was rescheduled due to thepreparations for the funeral.Among the dignitaries who attend-

ed the funeral was the mayor of Lu-khanji Local Municipality, NozibeleMakanda, who later divulged thatelectrification of Gwatyu village wasunder way.

Call forunityatQueen’s funeral

Members ofspiritualorganisationsand family bidfarewell to theQueen. PHOTO:SANELE JAMES

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THE local sport fraternity ismourning the sudden passing ofone of its football leaders, Xolile“Rha” Klaas, in a car accidentthathappenedon theR67betweenKomani and Whittlesea recently.

Express reported last week onthe accident in which four peopledied and a 12-year-old girl wasrushed to hospital after the carthey were travelling in over-turned.On Tuesday, the department of

sport, recreation, arts and cultureheld a memorial service for Klaaswho served as the department’semployee and secretary of the Lu-khanji municipality Local Foot-ball Association (LFA).Klaas’s colleague Naledi Dlwen-

gu described him as a communityleader,whowasinvolvedintheup-liftmentof thecommunityhe livedin.“Hewas the SouthAfricanFoot-

ball Association (Safa) LukhanjiLFA secretary, when we had lead-ership problems in Safa which at-tractedtheattentionofboththena-tional office and the provincial of-fice. He was concerned about thedevelopment of children,” he said.Dlwengu said Klaas was cur-

rently busy with workshops forclubs about Safa’s statutes.Sport council andSafaLukhanji

LFA chairperson Phumelele Hla-thi said they had come to the ser-vice not to mourn but to celebrateKlaas’s life.“Hewas a guy you can go towar

with; hedidnot retreat anddidnotmind going to a hostile environ-ment alone. He lived sport andloved football,” added Hlathi.Hlathi saidoutof theeightstruc-

tures of football in the LFA, threeare playing organised football.“He leaves us with the task of

making sure that we make theseareas play as well. We started inNdlovukazi and we had set meet-ings inWhittlesea structures toor-ganise them so that they can playorganised football in that area,”hesaid. He said they owe it to Klaasto make the Whittlesea league asuccess.“Klaas was stubborn and that is

whatmadehimagoodadministra-tor; we are happy and thankfulthat he dedicated his life to foot-ball,” he said.Hlathi said only good people die

young and Klaas is on the list ofmanygoodpeoplewhodiedyoung.He mentioned the likes of Steve

Biko, Chris Hani and Robert So-bukwe.“He has made his mark and we

are grateful for what he has done.We won’t replace him but we willput someone in his place. We arethankful forthetimewespentwithhim andwewill cherish him. Peo-ple in the sporting fraternity arethe face and reflection of whatKlaas was,” said Hlathi.

Soccer leadermournedThe lateXolile KlaasPHOTO:TEMBILESGQOLANA

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REPRESENTATIVES of theLukhanji Local Municipalityand Chris Hani District Mu-nicipality visited Ilinge Town-shiplast week as part of theirengagement with local com-munities on their plans for thenext financial year.

After representatives fromboth municipalities deliveredtheir presentations on themultimillion rand budgets,residents were allowed an op-portunity to pose questionspertinent to the presentations.Residents took this opportu-

nity by firing questions overthemunicipalities’ methods ofoperation.“Here in Ilinge we don’t

know what proper service de-livery is. We only vote for theANC-led government becausewe are afraid of being led by awhite government,” NdumisoMbemba, an Ilinge resident,said.Mbemba went on to ask the

officials why the communityshould be confident that theirissues would be addressed inthe next financial year if theANC-governed municipalitiesfailed to deliver in the previ-ous years.“You built RDP houses for

residents with sinks and toi-lets but failed to provide themwith water, yet you keep say-ing water is life; what do youcall that?“If water is life and we show

confidence in your budget yetwe don’t have water, doesn’tthat mean we have confidencein death?” he asked.Poor water and sanitation

were the issues mostly raisedby the residents. The commu-nity’s deteriorating seweragesystem continually spillswaste into the nearby river.Chris Hani District Munici-pality mayor Mxolisi Koyosaid thiswas, however, causedby illegal connections to thepipeline by the community.“We have come to witness

what you have been complain-ing about, butmost of the prob-

lems in the sewerage systemare caused by some of you.“In some of the areas we vi-

sited we noticed that peoplehave illegally connected un-suitable pipes to the systemwhich transfer foreign objectsto wrong pipes, thus causingblockages at times,” saidKoyo.Themayor, however, did ad-

mit that the water and sanita-tion system in the area wasageing, but also stressed theywere doing their utmost to ad-dress the problem.“We are using a system

which we inherited from thethen government – a systemwhich we don’t have a plan of,hence during road construc-tions you often see graderscutting water pipes.“We then struggle to fix such

issues because we don’t havethe plans of the whole system,but we can’t always blame theprevious government. We arein charge now and we have totake responsibility and seeksolutions to thematter,” he ex-plained to the jam-packed hall.Residents also claimed the

recently tarred road in the ar-ea was of poor quality.King Nebhukadenetsare

Langaliyakhanya Amos Xaka-bantu Mlanjeni of AbeNgunitribe said at the meeting, “Youpromised to build us properroads. Have you seen what thecompany you contracted is do-ing? What they are doing is ut-ter rubbish.“That tarmac melts and be-

comes squishy under hot tem-peratures.“If the roads are bad then

how are you going to deliverthe services you just talkedabout to various parts of thecommunity?” he asked.The issue of incomplete RDP

houses in the area was also inthe spotlight.A mayoral committee was

set to convene on May 18 tolook at the inputs of stakehold-ers before the final adoption ofthe budget. Another meetingwas scheduled for this weekfor the final adoption of the2016-2017 budget.

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LOCAL resident Jean Bradfield, theauthor of Encounters with God, In theShadow of Yourwings and Yahweh, isset to publish her fourth book whichis in its final stages of production.

Bradfield was born in St Andrews,Scotland, in 1954. Her parents immi-grated to South Africa in the sameyear and she was raised in the smallrural town ofAlicedale in the EasternCape.She matriculated in East London

and then worked at an internationalbank. Later she became the personalassistant to a managing director inthe commercial world, but her life ex-periences propelled her to becomingthe renowned book author that she istoday.Jean completed her diploma in

counsellingwith the Institute ofNatu-ral Healing in the UK and providescounselling services in stress, grief,suicide, alcoholism and trauma.The 62-year-old wordsmith only

writes about religion. The project sheis busy with, titled God-Incidences, isnot different from her other in-triguing offerings as she says itsabout her life experiences with Godthat she wrote about in her previousprojects.“This book is about God’s follow-

ups about the things that happened inmy life and were written about in myprevious books,” said Bradfield.Jean is a mother of two and she

reckons discipline and boundariesare very important in raising chil-dren, saying it makes them feel se-cure.The spiritual author says when she

is not writing her manuscripts she iseither counselling someone, or spend-ing time in the Lord’s presence.

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entire event, the job description isvery broad and will differ from oneevent to the next.

“Organising something like a mu-sic event with an artist such as DJFresh requires organising the venueand transport, liaising with trafficco-ordinators, seeing to the needs ofthe DJs and ensuring good security,”said Tsholo Mosaka, manager of DJFresh. “Youwill alsoworkwith ticketsales, promotions, advertising andsocial media.”What kind of person should con-

sider pursuing a career as an eventorganiser? The job requires some-one who is creative and excellent atsolving problems. The role of eventorganiser is hands-on and often in-volves working as part of a team.Event organisers need essentialskills such as clear communication,excellent organisational compe-tence, and attention to detail. Theymust work well under pressure.

“Every event is different. There isalways something on the go. You aredealing with so many differentthings at the same time you need tobe able to switch your mind fromone task to the next. It’s a real jug-gling act keeping many balls in theair at one time,” said Jubiler.The role of event organiser varies

depending on the organisation andtype of event involved. All of thesevaried roles are covered in the Bos-ton Event Management Diploma.These include: market research, liai-sing with clients, producing propos-als, budgeting, booking venues, en-suring legal obligations are adheredto, caterers, equipment hire, organis-ing facilities for parking, traffic con-trol, security, first aid, hospitality,

the media, securing speakers or spe-cial guests, preparing delegatepacks, and liaising with clients anddesigners to create a brand for theevent. You will also need to overseetickets, posters, catalogues and salesbrochures, as well as social mediacoverage.Organising an event means that

you will have to be available totroubleshoot and to ensure that ev-erything runs smoothly. This is a lotof fun, but it can also be exhausting!It may also involve travel away fromhome.

Lastly, it is not just the planningfor the event and the actual eventthat you will be involved in. You willalso be involved in the final part ofthe process which includes oversee-ing the dismantling and removal ofthe event and clearing the venue ef-ficiently. This also entails post-eventevaluation (includingdata entry andanalysis and producing reports).

“People pay good money to attendshows,” added Jubiler. “It is unthink-able to have something go wrong.Eventmanagers really need to knowtheir stuff. It is essential to invest ingood training and to spend sometime gaining practical experiencebefore you embark on a full-time ca-reer. To succeed in the events indus-try you need to be creative, and youhave to like working with peopleand have lots of energy!”

The diploma that Boston CityCampus & Business College offers iscalled Diploma in Event Manage-ment (qualification code: HDIPEM)on NQF Level 6.

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POPULAR television personality, styleexpert and image consultant, HannonBothma, will be presenting his popularmake-over and motivational show dur-ing the Spar KirkwoodWildsfees in con-junction with Die Burger.The event will take place on Saturday,

June 25, between 9am an 11am at theKirkwood High School hall.Hannon is well-known for his work as

stylist and consultant on the makeoversfeatured on television and in magazinesin South Africa.Hannon became famous for his ability

to transform any woman into a beauti-ful princess within minutes. He isknown for his uniquely humorous wayof presenting and during these shows he

entertains, educates and motivateswomen.Hannon and his teamwill select ladies

from the audience for a brand-new look.For those who are not so lucky to re-

ceive a make-over there will also be nu-merous lucky draw prizes up for grabs.Tickets cost R150 per person and will

only give access to Hannon’s show andnot to the Wildsfees.Tickets for the Wildsfees are optional

and available at the entrance gates.Tickets for Hannon’s show are availa-

ble from Hellen at 041 365 0217 or bookonline at www.westway.co.za.For more information on the show,

contact Nicolette Thomas during officehours at 041 503 6071. – REPORTER

Hannon brings show to theWildsfees

Hannon, who will be presenting one of his popular make­over shows at this year’sKirkwood Wildsfees on the morning of Saturday, June 25, was all dressed up according tothe theme of the festival during its launch on Friday at the Addo Elephant National Park.

PHOTO:THEO JEPTHA

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THE annual SPAR Kirkwood Wildsfees,which promises a weekend of “Wild andWonderful” experiences for the whole fami-ly from June 24 to 26, was launched on Fri-day.

Popular television personality, style ex-pert and image consultant, Hannon Both-ma, who will be presenting his popularmake-over andmotivational show at the fes-tival in conjunction with Die Burger, atten-ded the launch which was held at the AddoElephant National Park (See full story onHannon’s show on this page).During the festival the Sundays River

town of Kirkwood will be home to the firstZip Zap Circus performances in the EasternCape, pop group EDEN on stage in the pro-vince for the first time after the group gottogether again, while the youngsters havea wild time in their own festival-within-a-festival.On the giant Windhoek stage will be an

array of top South African artists.“We consciously cater for all age groups.

Thousands of people come for the day toshop at the more than 350 specialist stalls,to treat all five senses to wonderful experi-ences, and to enjoy the entertainmentwhich is included in the entrance fee,” saysfestival director Jenni Honsbein.

One of the highlights this year is the ZipZap Circus from Cape Town, which will bepresenting a show called “Fun Factory”.Kids and the young at heart will be en-

thralled by the Frozen Forest, with SnowQueen Frostina in regal attendance.There is also a serious business side to the

festival, which hosts the EasternCape’s pre-mier game auction, as well as the biggestagricultural show, the Unifrutti Agri Expo,and one of the biggest new vehicle expos inthe country.There will be big-screen rugby for those

who cannot make it to the SA-Irish test inPort Elizabeth, with some of the actors fromthe soapie “Getroud met Rugby” helping tocheer for the Bokke.Artists on the Windhoek Stage – the big-

gest stage in the Eastern Cape – includeADAM, Broers, Dr Victor and the Rasta Re-bels, Arno Jordaan, Emo Adams, ManieJackson and Blackbyrd.On Sunday the festival will also be cele-

brating 40 years of Countrymusic with Lan-ce James, Barbara Ray, Jody Wayne, CliveBruce and Tommy Dell.Adrenalin junkies will be able to see the

action from a height of up to 30 metres befo-re going wild and “BagJumping” for thefirst time in the Eastern Cape, or any of theother rides at the fun fair.Other favourite attractions include the

Walk on the Wildside experience, skaapkoplangtafel, mohair expo and cooking demon-strations and simply chilling out in the TikiIsland Style Bar.Gates open from 9amand festinos can par-

ty late into the night.Tickets are available from the SPARKirk-

wood Wildsfees office on 042 230 0064 or goto www.wildsfees.co.za for more information.

It’sWildsfees timeagain

TEMPERATURES are dropping, socks aregetting thicker and you’re suddenly findingyou need an extra blanket on your bed atnight. Winter is here, and it brings with itmore time snuggled up indoors, endless cupsof tea and, of course, bowls of steaming soup.There is no better side for soup than freshbread, so here’s a round-up of six super soupsand sides to go with them, all using Blue Rib-bon bread.

Cheeky broccoli and cheeseSoup: Broccoli and cheese are a heavenly

match, and this is a good way to disguisehealthy green vegetables if your family aren’tmad about them. Fry half an onion in a littleoil until soft. Add two cups of broccoli, a litreof chickenorvegetable stockanda tinofevap-oratedmilk.Boiluntil thebroccoli issoft, thenadd a cup of grated cheddar cheese. Blend un-til smooth.

Side: Mix softened butter with grated lemon zest,then spread onto toasted Blue Ribbon Low GI BrownBread. Serve with the broccoli soup and enjoy.

Smoky bacon and beanSoup: The best thing about this soup is that

youcanmake itwith items fromyourkitchencupboard or freezer. Simply fry a few rashersofchoppedbaconuntilcrispy.Addatinof Ital-ian tomato and onion mix and a tin of butterbeans.Side: Make herbed garlic butter by mixing together

soft butter, one chopped garlic clove and some driedherbs. Spread this mixture onto slices of Blue RibbonLow GI White Bread then grill until crispy and golden.Dunk the garlic bread into the soup for a hearty mealthat’ll warm anyone up from the inside.

3. Tummy­filling sweetcornSoup:This soup is a greatway to use up left-

over roast chicken pieces. Fry two choppedpotatoes and one onion in a little butter, thenadd a tin each of creamed sweetcorn andwhole kernel corn (drained). Add a can ofcreamof chickensoup, adashofmilkandanyleftover chicken, chopped into small pieces.Side:While thesoupbubblesaway, toasta fewslices

ofBlueRibbonLowGICrushedWheatBrownBread; topwith grated parmesan and grill until the cheese has

melted into the bread. Serve the soup when the pota-toes are completely soft, with a healthy portion of par-mesan toasts.

Hearty veggie noodleSoup: If you have odds and ends of vegeta-

bles in your fridge, you canwhip up this soupfor almost nothing. Fry one onion in a littleoil, thenaddchoppedcarrots, celeryandcour-gettes. Add two tablespoons of tomato pasteand two cups of vegetable stock to the mix-ture. Bring to the boil, then add two cups ofshortpasta (macaroni, penne, fusilli or shells)and cook until the pasta is al dente.Side:Toservewiththesoup, cutslicesofBlueRibbon

Toaster White into cubes, sprinkle with olive oil andsalt, then roast in the oven until crispy. Sprinkle thehomemade croutons into noodle soup just before serv-ing – scrumptious.

5. Creamy mushroomSoup: This soup couldn’t be simpler and it

works fora laid-backdinnerpartystarter.Frytwo punnets of sliced mushrooms, onechopped onion and three cloves of choppedgarlic in melted butter until all the mush-rooms are brownand tender. Add two cups offresh creamanda cup of vegetable or chickenstock, simmer for five minutes, then turn offthe heat.Side: Cut slices of Blue Ribbon Toaster Brown into

‘soldiers’, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with brownonion soup powder, and bake until completely crispy.The brown onion soup gives them a salty, savoury fla-vour. Serve with the hot mushroom soup and top witha dollop of sour cream, if you have some.

6. Meaty lasagne soupSoup: If your family loves lasagne, they’ll

adore this twist on the classic pasta dish. Frymince with one onion and a chopped carrotuntil golden brown, then add two tins ofchopped tomatoes and simmer. Add two cupsof beef stock and a cup of elbow macaroni.Cook until the pasta is soft.Side: Toast three pieces of Blue Ribbon SlicedWhite

bread, then whizz in a blender until a chunky crumb isformed. Fry the crumbs in a little olive oil with somedried herbs, until crispy. Use these crunchy bread-crumbs to top the lasagne soup.Formore deliciouswinter warmer recipes,

visit blueribbon.co.za or visit Blue Ribbon onFacebook.

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10School NewsMay 26, 2016Queenstown Express

TEMBILE SGQOLANA

THE SOUTH African Football Asso-ciation (Safa) Chris Hani region helda 10-day PPC Cement, Confederationof African Football (CAF) coachingcourse in Komani recently.

A total of 40 coaches from four dis-tricts in the province participated.The districts that participated

were Chris Hani, Alfred Nzo, JoeGqabi and OR Tambo.The coaches did both practical and

theory and on the last two days theyshowcased the lessons they learntfromthecourseat theDumpyAdamsStadium.Safa provincial secretary Isaac

Klaas said Safa’s core business wasthe development of football. “To en-sure that football is developed, Safamust capacitate the people who areinvolved in it. This course startedfour years ago with the aim of uplift-ing the standard of coaches in our ar-ea,” he said.Klaas said Safa was training 1 500

coaches with the assistance of PPCthrough this programme. “Our goalis to see the players that are going tobe trained by these coaches going torepresent South Africa in 2022. Safaare aiming at that vision andwewillachieve it.

“We want to transform footballand also be creating jobs for thecoachesas theywill begoing tocoachschools and local teams,” he said.Klaas said their aim was to be in

the top three countries in Africa andthe top 20 teams in the world.

Coachesparticipate inC licence course inKomani

Eastern Cape coaches who participated in the PPC Cement, CAF C licence coaching course, getting ready for thepractical at the Dumpy Adams Stadium. PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

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THE Queenstown PrimarySchools Association workingwith the community policing fo-rum and the Mlungisi police or-ganised a soccer tournament forU9 and U11 children as part oftheir fight against drug abuseamong young people in Mlungi-si.

Six teams took part in the tour-nament, with Mpendulo PublicPrimary School winning the U9trophy and St Theresa winningthe U11 trophy.Association secretary Nkosin-

cedile Bam said the tournamentwas aimed at developing pupilsat an early age.“We are working with the po-

lice in this and trying to preventyoung people from using drugs.We want this to be bigger nexttime and invitemore schools,” hesaid.Bam said this was the first time

they had held such a tourna-ment,but it would not be the last.“We want to make it like the

league where pupils will haveenough games to compete againsteach other. That will keep themaway from using drugs,” he said.CPF chairperson Luvuyo

Ngculu said, “We are going tomake this a quarterly tourna-ment and by next year we willhave four tournaments,” he said.Ngculu invited businesses to

work with them in the develop-ment of football and fight againstdrugs in the area.

Police hold soccertournament to fight drugs

St Theresa Primary School celebrate winning the U11 trophy at the soccer tournament. PHOTO:TEMBILE SGQOLANA

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KING William’s Town schoolKingsridge added their name tothe list of Eastern Cape finalistsafter winning the East London In-land section of the SPAR School-girls’ Hockey Challenge inQueenstown on Sunday.

With eight teams from as far asBurgersdorp and Aliwal Northtaking part, the players relishedthe opportunity to show theirskills in a tournament that hascaught the imagination of hockeyfans in the region.Collegiate, DSG and Hudson

Park have already qualified forthe regional finals following threeexciting tournaments in Port Eliz-abeth, Grahamstown and EastLondon in April and May.The winner of the fifth event in

George this Saturday will becomethe last finalist for the regional fi-nals at Woodridge just outsidePort Elizabeth on August 13.In Sunday’s final, Burgersdorp

showed great determination tokeep the fast-running Kingsridgeat bay for three-quarters of thegame.

However, the pressure exertedby the King girls eventually toldand they ran in three quick goalsbefore the end to secure theirberth in the finals.Girls’ High School Queenstown

(GHS) topped pool one ahead ofAliwal North, while Kingsridgeand Burgersdorp were the top twoin pool two.In the cross-pool playoffs Burg-

ersdorp kept GHS at bay withsome outstanding goalkeeping,sending the match into a penaltyshootout. In a tense finish, theBurgersdorp girls held theirnerve to edge into the final.The second semi saw King-

sridge beat Aliwal North 2-0 toclaim the remaining spot in the fi-nal.Ernst du Plessis from Stutter-

heimwas named themost promis-ing umpire.Tournament director Bev For-

word said the tournament hadbeen another great success fol-lowing the previous weekend’s inEast London.“It was wonderful to see so

many schools taking part. Theperfect weather provided for awonderful day of hockey and fun

for all.”The tournament is the brain-

child of SA women’s hockey team

manager Les Galloway, who initi-ated the concept among KwaZulu-Natal schools six years ago.

She introduced the concept totheWestern Cape last year and theEastern Cape this year.

SparSchoolgirls’HockeyChallengeheld inQueenstown

Kingsridge from King William’s Town added their name to the list of Eastern Cape finalists in the SPAR SchoolgirlsHockey Challenge. PHOTO:SUPPLIED

Hangklip netball players at EC trials

Three of Hangklip Primary’s star under­13 netball players played in theChris Hani netball team at the Eastern Cape netball trials.They are, fromleft, Anke du Preez, Venus Williams and Marnel Ferreira.

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And while it cannot be described as a truemom’s taxi by any stretch of the imaginationit is a highly aspirational car among women– of any age it seems – judging by the reactionfrom my teenage daughter’s friends duringmy test drive with it.

And to cater for all the tastes, Opel hasbrought out two more, limited edition, mod-els in the popular Adam range, the AdamRocks (at the end of last year) and the sportyAdam S (in February this year).This is part of Opel’s plans to launch 29

new cars to market globally between 2016and 2020. Apart from the two newAdam deri-vates, Opel has also already launched the allnew Opel Astra Hatch this year.To add to the aspirational nature, the Ad-

am Rocks is a limited edition with only 150units that are available in South Africa.Express onWheels took the AdamRocks on

the Mom’s taxi route for a week and despitethe fact that it is a 3-door with limited space,my two daughters and I managed to soon getvery comfortable in this car – verymuch likeone tends to do with that gorgeous lookingpair of shoes that aren’t that comfortable butmake you feel so good!

ExteriorTwo tone cars are all the rage – and the test

model had a black roof and white body. The

Adam Rocks boasts the same features andaccessories as Adam Glam with added de-tails such as a swing top canvas roof, in-creased ride height, cladding around thewheel arches and along the sills, and frontand rear skid plates.The people at Opel say that on one hand

it’s a micro-crossover and on the other afree-spirited baby convertible.It is available in three body colours - Red

’n Roll, Saturday White Fever, and Gold-buster.

InteriorThe interior, though compact, is as high

end and packed with high-tech features asone can get. These include the sound andinfotainment system.And one can customise (accessorise) the

interior to one’s own taste. The test modelhad a beautiful embossed design in blackthat one just wants to stroke – almost likea nice piece of expensive material.It has a touchscreen for the audio system

and multifunction controls for this on thesteering wheel. The high-resolution seven-inch touch screen forms part of Opel’s In-tellilink system which sync’s with the us-er’s phone enabling the driver to listen tomusic, to make use of Apps loaded to theirphone (both Android and iOS) and displayrelevant information on the screen. A num-ber ofApps are pre-loaded, includingBring-Go navigation and TuneIn internet radio.The Rocks also features Siri Eyes Free,

a unique-in-class feature that integratesthe Intellilink systemwith later-generationiPhones and iPads via a USB cable. It acti-vates Apple’s voice control so that you canask Siri about the weather, where the nextfuel station is, and remind her to remindyou to pay the electricity bill.

Then there are the sporty 3-spoke steeringwheel and sport pedals. Although there is notmuch legroom in the back, the backseat pas-sengers can sit back and relax in comfysculpted seats.Other comfort features include climate

control, height adjustable driver’s seat,height and reach adjustable steering col-umn, power windows and cruise control.

There are also more than enough cuphold-ers, power outlets and USB inputs.

The boot is also quite small, but even thisis unique as it is opened by pushing the Opelemblem on the bootlid. The rear seat can besplit and is foldable for more bootspace.Even though this is a compact car with

good visibility all round, the Rocks also hasAdvanced Park Assist with sensors to makesure you don’t damage that nice lookingbody. This will tell you whether a parkingspace is large enough to accommodate thecar, and once this has been ascertained andthe system activated, the car takes chargeof steering duties while instructing youwhat needs to be done with the gears, throt-tle and brakes to physically navigate intothe bay.

Also standard is Side Blind Spot Alert, orSBSA. Using ultrasonic waves, sensors con-stantly monitor and scan rear three-quarterblind spots alerting the driver of anythingin a four-metre danger zone.

RideThe AdamRocks has a nippy performance

and agile handling and it likes one to put footto the pedal – and it roars with delight if onedoes that.

TheAdam is equippedwithOpel’s ecoFlexenginewhichwas awarded by SouthAfrican

motoring magazine - CAR - in their Marchissue, which features the editors’ annualBest Buy choices, as their Powertrain of theYear. They lauded the turbopetrol one-litrefor its “gutsy performance and frugal con-sumption,” and went on to describe it as “aprime example of engine downsizing.”Combined cycle fuel consumption is a

mere 5.1-litres per 100 kilometres, with CO2emissions of just 119 g/km.It also has a six-speed manual gearbox. Its

handling is great as well as the roadholdingand good grip – it’s an all-round fun car todrive. Electrically-assisted steering offers aCity Mode which increases the power assist-ance to the steering when needed for ma-noeuvring in peak traffic and busy parkinglots on the mom’s taxi route.

SafetyIt has six airbags, plus ISOFIX child seat

anchorage, dual seatbelt pretensioners, sta-bility control (ESP Plus) and LED daytimerunning lights. The all-disc braking systemis assisted by ABS and EBD.

Safety features, which can also be classi-fied as convenience features are rain sensingwipers, headlights which activate automati-cally when the conditions require it, hillstart assist, an auto-dimming rear-view mir-ror and a tyre pressure monitoring system.

Price:Pricing for the Adam Rocks 1.0T ecoFlex

is R287 100.As part of Opel’s complete care package

Adam Rocks comes with a standard fiveyears or 120 000 kilometre warranty, road-side assistance, and 3 years or 60 000 kilome-tre service plan.

THE South African new vehicle sales marketcontinued its 2016 decline, last month.

According to the latest aggregated figuresfromNaamsa, total industry newvehicle salesdeclined 9.2%, year-on-year, with only 40 390new vehicles sold across all segments.

Passenger car sales fell 13.2%, year-on-year,with sales of 26 077 new cars last month.

In the Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) seg-ment the arrival of highly anticipated newmodels helped buck the downward trendsomewhat, with a minor 0.1% sales decline,comparedwith thesameperiod lastyear.How-ever, this is expected to be short-lived andshould normalise within one or two months.

Sales through the dealer channel fell 5%, re-flective of consumers continuing to move tothe pre-owned market. Passenger car salesthrough the dealer channel plummeted 13.7%compared to the previous year, while LCVsales through the dealer channel grew 15.6%– indicative of the pent-up demand for the

aforementioned new arrivals. Growth in therental channel continued intoApril,withsalesup 17.8%.WesBank’s data shows that the demand for

newvehicleshas slowednotably.DuringApril2016 application volumes for new vehicleswere down 7.1% compared to the same periodlast year, a figure that is exacerbated by sus-tained new car price inflation.Duringthispastmonththeaveragenewdeal

value was R287 000. This compares starklywith April 2015, when the average deal valuewasR257 000.This11.8%difference isevidenceof sharply rising new car prices at a time thatconsumers are also battlingwith interest rate,household and petrol price increases.“Consumers can’t control interest rates or

inflation, but they can control affordabilitythrough the car they buy. In the current eco-nomic climate theused vehiclemarket is theirbest choice,” said Simphiwe Nghona, CEO ofWesBank Motor Retail. – REPORTER

Consumer exodus to pre-ownedmarket fuelsnew vehicle sales decline

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Opel’sAdamRocks theminimarket

Opel Adam Rocks comes in a modern two­tone look with swing top canvas roof, increased rideheight, cladding around the wheel arches and along the sills, and front and rear skid plates.

One can customise the Adam Rock’s interior to one’s own taste. The test model had a beautifulembossed design in black (pictured here) that one just wants to stroke – almost like a nice pieceof expensive material. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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TEMBILE SGQOLANA

IN a bid to revive schools sport in the Komaniarea, two sport enthusiasts organised a two-day high schools tournament at Luvuyo Ler-umo High School and Nkwanca High School.

Phumelele Hlathi andMawethuMaseti saidthey felt the need to revive local school sport

in order to fight drug and alcohol abuse byyoung children in the community.In Komani, local high schools last played

their own competitive league four years backwhen Hlathi was still a teacher at John NoahHigh School.He used to organise the games for the

schools and every Wednesday the pupils andresidents ofMlungisiwould be treated to high-

quality sport at all the schools aroundMlungi-si.All the Mlungisi location high schools took

part in last week’s tournament.One of the organisers, Phumelele Hlathi,

said the tournament had been a success.“The schools that took part are eager to con-

tinue with the games and as a result we willhave another tournament this week and again

in July and August,” he said.Hlathi said the objective of the tournament

was to revive schools sport and to celebrate thenew sport kit and the upgrading of the sportground that Luvuyo Lerumo High School hadreceived from the National Lottery.“We plan to continue with these tourna-

ments and make them as good as they used tobe,” he said.

Sport enthusiastshelp to revive local school sport

Luvuyo Lerumo play John Noah High School at the tournament at the Luvuyo Lerumo grounds which was held in a bid to revive schools sport in the Komani area. More of these tournaments will beheld on a regular basis. PHOTOS: TEMBILE SGQOLANA

TEMBILE SGQOLANA

CUMAKALAFootball Club (FC) are noto-riously difficult to beat at home, as theyproved against Golden City, fightingback from 2-0 down to eventually win 5-2in the Sasol women’s league in LadyFrere on Saturday.

Golden City played good football in thefirst half of the game and were rewardedwhen Anathi Qonyiweyo gave them thelead after 20 minutes in the first half.The visitors increased their lead to 2-0

after Nomancotshe Ndlelo scored a stun-ning goal with just a few minutes to goto the break.The home team, however, came to the

second half with more energy and eagerto score goals.Neziswa Bidi opened the scoring for

Cumakala, decreasing City’s lead to 2-1 on-ly minutes into the second half.Cwayita Zimba scored a quick hat-trick,

giving her side a well-deserved 4-2 lead go-ing into the 80th minute of the game.Golden City tried to pull one back, but

failed as Cumakala played a well-organisedgame.With only five minutes remaining in the

second half, Thuliswa Tebekwana scoredthe last goal of the game, sealing a well-de-served 5-2 win for the home side.Cumakala are now in position three with

four points in the Eastern Cape provincialSasol league.They are followed by Golden City in posi-

tion four with three points.All Star XI are in position seven and are

yet to register a point this season, aftertheir disappointing 8-1 defeat at the handsof Eastern Rangers.

Cumakala come back to thrashGoldenCity 5-2

The GoldenCity FootballClub teamwho suffereda 5­2 defeatagainstCumakalaFootball Clubin their Sasolwomen’sleague gamein Lady Frereon Saturday..PHOTO:TEMBILESGQOLANA

Boxingpromoterswelcomeappointmentof Lejake

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NCEBA DLADLA

THEEasternCapeBoxingPromotersAssoci-ation has welcomed the appointment ofTsholofelo Lejake as chief executive officerof Boxing South Africa (BSA).

Lejake, the former chief director of sport:corporate services, was appointed to the po-sition by Sport andRecreationMinister Fiki-le Mbabula last Friday.BSA has not had a CEO since the suspen-

sion and ultimate firing of former CEO Mof-fat Qithi, followed by the resignation of di-rector of operations Loyiso Mtya, who wasacting as CEO pending investigations of al-leged shady dealings.Mbalula also announced several positive

moves aimed at taking boxing to the next lev-el, including a shot in the arm of a grant ofat least R11-million and the appointments ofchief financial officer ThabangMoses and di-rector Sabelo Silinga.The minister also revealed plans for 2015

Federation of the Year SANABO, which is incharge of open boxing in the country underthe guidance of the Eastern Cape’s AndileMofu as president.“We would like to congratulate and wel-

come the appointment of Tsholofelo Lejakeas the new BSA CEO,” the Eastern Cape pro-moters said in a statement.“We believe his appointment is the confir-

mation of our long-held view that boxingneeds an injection of new ideas, new energyand verve, and most importantly, a person

who would understand the changing envi-ronment in the boxing world.”Mbalula said the changes he introduced,

were aimed at finally bringing order and sta-bility to boxing andwere a directive from theNational Boxing Indaba resolutions whichwere a milestone in rejuvenating the sportin all its facets.The promoters agreed that they are very

confident that Lejake’s appointment wouldassist boxing to claim its rightful place as oneof the top three sports codes in the country.“We undertake to give him full support in

achieving the key objectives of boxing inSouth Africa,” the promoters said, adding,however, that this did not mean they wouldabandon their right to differ and voice theirconcerns if and when it was necessary.